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and enemies�察 �and they said that never again would Norway see such a
king。;
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CHAPTER IV。
HARALD GREYFELL AND BROTHERS。
Eric's sons�察�four or five of them�察�with a Harald at the top�察�now at once
got Norway in hand�察�all of it but Trondhjem�察�as king and under´kings�察�and
made a severe time of it for those who had been�察�or seemed to be�察�their
enemies。 Excellent Jarl Sigurd�察�always so useful to Hakon and his country�察�
was killed by them�察 �and they came to repent that before very long。 The
slain Sigurd left a son�察�Hakon�察�as Jarl�察�who became famous in the northern
world by and by。 This Hakon�察 �and him only�察 �would the Trondhjemers
accept as sovereign。 ;Death to him�察�then�察─�said the sons of Eric�察�but only in
secret�察�till they had got their hands free and were ready�察�which was not yet
for some years。 Nay�察�Hakon�察�when actually attacked�察�made good resistance�察�
and threatened to cause trouble。 Nor did he by any means get his death
from these sons of Eric at this time�察�or till long afterwards at all�察�from one
of their kin�察�as it chanced。 On the contrary�察�he fled to Denmark now�察�and
by and by managed to come back�察�to their cost。
Among their other chief victims were two cousins of their own�察�
Tryggve and Gudrod�察�who had been honest under´kings to the late head´
king�察�Hakon the Good�察�but were now become suspect�察�and had to fight for
their lives�察�and lose them in a tragic manner。 Tryggve had a son�察�whom we
shall hear of。 Gudrod�察�son of worthy Bjorn the Chapman�察�was grandfather
of Saint Olaf�察 �whom all men have heard of��who has a church in
Southwark even�察 �and another in Old Jewry�察 �to this hour。 In all these
violences�察�Gunhild�察�widow of the late king Eric�察�was understood to have a
principal hand。 She had come back to Norway with her sons�察�and naturally
passed for the secret adviser and Maternal President in whatever of
violence went on�察�always reckoned a fell�察�vehement�察�relentless personage
where her own interests were concerned。 Probably as things settled�察 �her
influence on affairs grew less。 At least one hopes so�察 �and�察 �in the Sagas�察�
hears less and less of her�察�and before long nothing。
Harald�察 �the head´king in this Eric fraternity�察 �does not seem to have
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been a bad man��the contrary indeed�察 �but his position was untowardly�察�
full of difficulty and contradictions。 Whatever Harald could accomplish
for behoof of Christianity�察 �or real benefit to Norway�察 �in these cross
circumstances�察�he seems to have done in a modest and honest manner。 He
got the name of _Greyfell_ from his people on a very trivial account�察�but
seemingly with perfect good humor on their part。 Some Iceland trader had
brought a cargo of furs to Trondhjem ��Lade�� for sale�察�sale being slacker
than the Icelander wished�察�he presented a chosen specimen�察�cloak�察�doublet�察�
or whatever it was�察�to Harald�察�who wore it with acceptance in public�察�and
rapidly brought disposal of the Icelander's stock�察 �and the surname of
_Greyfell_ to himself。 His under´kings and he were certainly not popular�察�
though I almost think Greyfell himself�察�in absence of his mother and the
under´kings�察�might have been so。 But here they all were�察�and had wrought
great trouble in Norway。 ;Too many of them�察─�said everybody�察 �too many
of these courts and court people�察�eating up any substance that there is。; For
the seasons withal�察�two or three of them in succession�察�were bad for grass�察�
much more for grain�察 �no _herring_ came either�察 �very cleanness of teeth
was like to come in Eyvind Skaldaspillir's opinion。 This scarcity became at
last their share of the great Famine Of A。D。 975�察�which desolated Western
Europe ��see the poem in the Saxon Chronicle��。 And all this by Eyvind
Skaldaspillir�察�and the heathen Norse in general�察�was ascribed to anger of
the heathen gods。 Discontent in Norway�察 �and especially in Eyvind
Skaldaspillir�察�seems to have been very great。
Whereupon exile Hakon�察�Jarl Sigurd's son�察�bestirs himself in Denmark�察�
backed by old King Blue´tooth�察�and begins invading and encroaching in a
miscellaneous way�察 �especially intriguing and contriving plots all round
him。 An unfathomably cunning kind of fellow�察�as well as an audacious and
strong´handed� �Intriguing in Trondhjem�察 �where he gets the under´king�察�
Greyfell's brother�察�fallen upon and murdered�察�intriguing with Gold Harald�察�
a distinguished cousin or nephew of King Blue´tooth's�察�who had done fine
viking work�察�and gained�察�such wealth that he got the epithet of ;Gold�察─�and
who now was infinitely desirous of a share in Blue´tooth's kingdom as the
proper finish to these sea´rovings。 He even ventured one day to make
publicly a distinct proposal that way to King Harald Blue´tooth himself�察�
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who flew into thunder and lightning at the mere mention of it�察�so that none
durst speak to him for several days afterwards。 Of both these Haralds
Hakon was confidential friend�察 �and needed all his skill to walk without
immediate annihilation between such a pair of dragons�察 �and work out
Norway for himself withal。 In the end he found he must take solidly to
Blue´tooth's side of the question�察�and that they two must provide a recipe
for Gold Harald and Norway both at once。
;It is as much as your life is worth to speak again of sharing this
Danish kingdom�察─�said Hakon very privately to Gold Harald�察 �but could
not you�察�my golden friend�察�be content with Norway for a kingdom�察�if one
helped you to it�拭─�
;That could I well�察─�answered Harald。
;Then keep me those nine war´ships you have just been rigging for a
new viking cruise�察�have these in readiness when I lift my finger� ─�
That was the recipe contrived for Gold Harald�察 �recipe for King
Greyfell goes into the same vial�察�and is also ready。
Hitherto the Hakon´Blue´tooth disturbances in Norway had amounted
to but little。 King Greyfell�察�a very active and valiant man�察�has constantly�察�
without much difficulty�察 �repelled these sporadic bits of troubles�察 �but
Greyfell�察 �all the same�察 �would willingly have peace with dangerous old
Blue´tooth ��ever anxious to get his clutches over Norway on any terms�� if
peace with him could be had。 Blue´tooth�察�too�察�professes every willingness�察�
inveigles Greyfell�察 �he and Hakon do�察 �to have a friendly meeting on the
Danish borders�察�and not only settle all these quarrels�察�but generously settle
Greyfell in certain fiefs which he claimed in Denmark itself�察�and so swear
everlasting friendship。 Greyfell joyfully complies�察 �punctually appears at
the appointed day in Lymfjord Sound�察 �the appointed place。 Whereupon
Hakon gives signal to Gold Harald�察 �To Lymfjord with these nine ships of
yours�察 �swift� ─ �Gold Harald flies to Lymfjord with his ships�察 �challenges
King Harald Greyfell to land and fight�察 �which the undaunted Greyfell�察�
though so far outnumbered�察 �does�察 �and�察 �fighting his very best�察 �perishes
there�察 �he and almost all his people。 Which done�察 �Jarl Hakon�察 �who is in
readiness�察�attacks Gold Harald�察�the victorious but the wearied�察�easily beats
Gold Harald�察�takes him prisoner�察�and instantly hangs and ends him�察�to the
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huge joy of King Blue´tooth and Hakon�察�who now make instant voyage to
Norway�察�drive all the brother under´kings into rapid flight to the Orkneys�察�
to any readiest shelter�察�and so�察�under the patronage of Blue´tooth�察�Hakon�察�
with the title of Jarl�察�becomes ruler of Norway。 This foul treachery done on
the brave and honest Harald Greyfell is by some dated about A。D。 969�察�by
Munch�察�965�察�by others�察�computing out of Snorro only�察�A。D。 975。 For there
is always an uncertainty in these Icelandic dates ��say rather�察�rare and rude
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